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A new particle detector called PLATON could replace millions of tiny detector components with a single block of ...

A new experimental treatment may have found a way to outsmart glioblastoma’s toughest defense: the blood-brain barrier.

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A growing Cyclospora outbreak has sickened more than 400 people in four states, and investigators are still searching for the ...

A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s ...

A distant Sun-like star appears to have devoured one of its planets, leaving behind a surprising chemical fingerprint.

A new review highlights exciting progress in atomically thin quantum materials where light and magnetism work together in ...

Scientists have identified a hidden feedback loop that may explain how Earth has regulated its climate for tens of millions ...

NASA has chosen 41 commercial technology projects that could solve critical challenges for future missions to the Moon and ...

An unusual leopard gecko that naturally develops aggressive tumors may become an important new model for cancer research.